RenewableUK urges government to lift CfD cap to 15GW
RenewableUK’s new chief executive Dan McGrail is calling for the government to increase the cap for the next round of Contracts for Difference (CfD) auctions by 25%.
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Octopus acquires 250MW Irish solar portfolio from Statkraft
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) to acquire a portfolio of five Irish solar sites with an expected combined capacity of up to 250MW.
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Bluefield eyes further expansion following £105.1m fundraise
Bluefield Solar Income Fund has raised £105.1 million through an oversubscribed share placing, to target further diversification and expansion of its assets.
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Voltalia begins construction of 50MW South Farm solar site
Voltalia has begun construction of its 49.9MW South Farm solar plant near Spetisbury, Dorset.
EDP Renewables enters UK onshore market with acquisition of 118MW of solar
EDP Renewables (EDPR) has reached agreements to acquire a 544MW UK wind and solar portfolio, 118MW of which is solar currently under development.
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Amber reaches commercial close for 50MW battery energy storage project
Specialist international investment manager Amber Infrastructure Group has reached commercial close on the development of a 50MW/100MWh utility-scale battery energy storage project in west Lancashire.
Anesco secures O&M contracts for 148MW of Cubico and GLIL-owned solar
Anesco has been awarded 12 contracts by Cubico Sustainable Investments and GLIL Infrastructure to provide operations and maintenance (O&M) for a jointly owned portfolio.
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Highfield Solar secures funding for 282MWp of developments in Ireland
Highfield Solar has secured one of the first large-scale solar construction financing deals in Ireland for the development of two sites totalling 282MWp.
London floating solar array secures £40k from Mayor’s Resilience Fund
A floating solar development to be located in London’s Royal Docks set to provide renewable energy directly to London City Airport has won £40,000.
EDF consults on 50MW East Stour solar farm as it mulls storage addition
EDF Renewables UK is moving forward with its proposed development of a 49.9MW solar farm, with a public consultation now open.
Gresham House’s pipeline grows to over 500MW as it hails success of £100m raise
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID) has raised £100 million to construct an additional 240MW of storage projects.
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Maximum uptake for solar generation increases ‘substantially’ in FES21
Continued price reductions are expected to increase the uptake of solar panels through the late 2020s, National Grid ESO has found.
Coal Authority eyes further solar sites as it hails the success of Bates installation
The Coal Authority have flagged the success of its solar power in helping to decarbonise its operations, as looks to extend rollout.
Gresham House to acquire 425MW of energy storage assets
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID) is on track to own more than 1.2GW of operational battery energy storage systems after securing a deal to acquire 425MW of projects from Gresham House Devco and expanding its exclusive pipeline by a further 427MW.
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Q&A: Younity’s Tom Hoines on supporting community energy in a ‘very competitive market’
Solar Power Portal caught up with Tom Hoines, MD of Younity, about the challenges for community energy organisations in finding projects in a "very competitive market" and the need to encourage more involvement in community energy.
‘Extraordinary’ solar and battery storage boom underway in East of England, says UKPN
A total of 34 new solar generation sites and nine battery storage sites have secured connection contracts with UK Power Networks (UKPN) between January and May in Essex, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
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Government calls for input on reforming Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects regime
Housing minister Christopher Pincher MP has announced plans to reform the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP) regime.
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Drax to expand pumped storage hydro station Hollow Mountain
Drax has announced plans for a new underground pumped hydro storage power station, and will seek planning permission to expand its Cruachan site in Scotland to 1.04GW.
Enso Energy unveils plans for Welsh solar-plus-storage site
Enso Energy is consulting on plans for a new solar-plus-storage site in the centre of the Welsh island of Anglesey.
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210GW of solar PV needed by 2050 to deliver net zero at low cost, report finds
The UK should grow its solar capacity to 210GW by 2050, unlocking a low cost transition to net zero, a new report has found.
Full Foresight portfolio gets digitalisation boost in new Sennen partnership
The Foresight Group’s full portfolio of sustainable infrastructure, including its UK solar assets, is being digitalised in a new agreement with Sennen.
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Voltalia secures ten year PPA with Axpo for 7.2MW solar farm
Voltalia has agreed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Axpo for its 7.2MW Tonge solar park located near Sittingbourne in Kent.
BayWa r.e. partners Gresham House to repower second solar site
BayWa r.e. has been granted Provisional Acceptance for the repowering of Gresham House’s 4.984MWp ground mounted solar park Lake Farm.
Utility Solar Summit: The flexibility of the post-subsidy market
On day two of Solar Media's Utility Solar Summit, discussions moved onto financing models for projects in a post-subsidy market, including the benefits of moving away from the strict deadlines that came with them.
UK needs to treble solar in order to reach net zero but ‘significant barriers’ remain
The UK solar industry needs to treble to align with Climate Change Committee (CCC) recommendations, hitting 40GW of installed capacity by 2030.
NESF sees solar portfolio boost despite a year ‘dominated by uncertainty’
NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) is pursuing a 500MW pipeline of energy storage assets after achieving what it said were “solid” financial results.
Banks Renewables’ Leeds solar farm gets go ahead
A new solar farm set to have an installed capacity of up to 50MW has been approved by Leeds City Council.
Utility Solar Summit: Solar set to ‘blow past targets’ in the UK
The first day of the inaugural Utility Solar Summit kicked off with discussions around the UK's growing subsidy-free solar pipeline, the new economic models and the big players. Solar Power Portal caught up with head of market intelligence Finlay Colville to talk about some of the key questions raised.
Macquarie’s GIG partners Capbal to develop 187MWh storage portfolio
Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) has acquired a portfolio of 187MWh of late-stage development battery storage projects in the UK.
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Moving to a ‘no subsidy’ solar market: The UK’s utility-scale solar market
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Ahead of Solar Media’s inaugural Utility Solar Summit, we caught up with head of market intelligence Finlay Colville to discuss the key trends in the UK’s solar sector currently and what people can expect to get out of the event.